Physical Integrity Rights Score in Guinea
Guinea: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.0107 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Guinea, 1958–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Guinea is 0.0107, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 76.9% on the previous year and up 100.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Guinea peaked at 0.2953 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -1.85, in 2009.
That places Guinea 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | -0.6399 | — |
| 1959 | -0.7972 | +24.6% |
| 1960 | -1.06 | +33.2% |
| 1961 | -1.19 | +12.2% |
| 1962 | -1.27 | +6.4% |
| 1963 | -1.31 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | -1.33 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | -1.36 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | -1.38 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | -1.43 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | -1.49 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | -1.66 | +11.4% |
| 1970 | -1.75 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | -1.77 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | -1.75 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | -1.73 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | -1.7 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | -1.66 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | -1.61 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | -1.45 | -9.6% |
| 1978 | -1.28 | -11.6% |
| 1979 | -1.04 | -19.3% |
| 1980 | -0.9375 | -9.6% |
| 1981 | -0.6256 | -33.3% |
| 1982 | -0.3926 | -37.2% |
| 1983 | -0.4051 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | -0.6047 | +49.3% |
| 1985 | -0.553 | -8.6% |
| 1986 | -0.4613 | -16.6% |
| 1987 | -0.5468 | +18.5% |
| 1988 | -0.5118 | -6.4% |
| 1989 | -0.3912 | -23.6% |
| 1990 | -0.3844 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | -0.4445 | +15.6% |
| 1992 | -0.4632 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | -0.5075 | +9.6% |
| 1994 | -0.4986 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | -0.5633 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | -0.6288 | +11.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6015 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | -0.6738 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | -0.7991 | +18.6% |
| 2000 | -0.909 | +13.7% |
| 2001 | -0.8762 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | -0.077 | -91.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2665 | -446.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2953 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.225 | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 | -93.5% |
| 2007 | -1.67 | -11522.8% |
| 2008 | -1.31 | -21.6% |
| 2009 | -1.85 | +41.4% |
| 2010 | -0.2642 | -85.7% |
| 2011 | -0.1851 | -29.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1366 | -26.2% |
| 2013 | -0.0717 | -47.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0185 | -125.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1837 | +891.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2936 | +59.8% |
| 2017 | 0.134 | -54.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0462 | -65.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 | -76.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0107 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0107 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -11522.8% | 0.0146 | -1.67 |
| 2015 | +891.3% | 0.0185 | 0.1837 |
| 2003 | +446.3% | -0.077 | 0.2665 |
| 2014 | +125.8% | -0.0717 | 0.0185 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.7185 | -0.7972 | -0.6399 | 2 |
| 1960s | -1.35 | -1.66 | -1.06 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.57 | -1.77 | -1.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.543 | -0.9375 | -0.3912 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5565 | -0.7991 | -0.3844 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5895 | -1.85 | 0.2953 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 | -0.2642 | 0.2936 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More social development data for Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,154 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Guinea?
- Physical integrity rights score in Guinea was 0.0107 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 2004.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.85 in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Guinea ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.